Primary education, pupils in Yemen
Yemen: Primary education, pupils was 45.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils in Yemen is 45.6%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Yemen peaked at 45.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 34.9%, in 1999.
Yemen ranks 194th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.9% | 34.9% | 34.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 40.3% | 37.6% | 43.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 44.5% | 43.9% | 45.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More education data for Yemen
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 77.0% (2016)
- Primary education, teachers 144,824 (2016)
- School enrollment, primary, female 71.9% (2016)
- School enrollment, primary, male 81.8% (2016)
- Labor force, total 8.16 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 7.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Yemen?
- Primary education, pupils in Yemen was 45.6% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.9% in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for primary education, pupils?
- Yemen ranks 194th out of 203 countries with data for 2016.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.